Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-11-02
THE PEACE AMBASSADORS,

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The delegation from Great Britain that
VISITED on President Cleveland with d
view of establishing by treaty the substitu-
ton Of arbitration in the settlement of all
difficulties that may arise between the two
countries, instead of an appeal to grim
visaged war, was met cordially by the
President and answered in most happy
and appropriate manner. Like all men,
President Cleveland favors theoretically
the mild hammered methods Of diplomacy
instead OF the hosrse thunderings of war
ships, but from practical standpoint can
only promise to do his best to bring
about the happy results contemplated.
White winged peace has ever been well
come visitor to all excepting the sons Of
Mars, and the loss, the carnage, the hor-
rors and sufferings of war should be
avoided by all, and would be avoided
by all, If possible. There is q
question of expediency and prudence in
matters Of this character tentamount to
the humanity that is in them. There are
many questions which America es-
pecially should consider and weigh well
before consenting to an arrangement that
would compromise her, or curtail her
perfect liberty of action. One Of the
fundamental objections to be overcome is
that any agreement or treaty OF this char
acter would be 3 direct contravention Of
the policy Of our government, which is so
pronounced against ''entangling slli-
snces" with any foreign power We are
entirely competent to take care Of our
selves. We do not need the shield and
srmor OF treaty to protect US. Our
sturdy individuality has always been the
natiou's chief defense, and it should not
now be placed to wilt and weaken in the
hoth Of sentimental politics. The
manhood OF the country fears nothing from
abroad, and this manhood hss been de-
veloped and brought to perfection in the
storm and is not child of the sunshine !;
1t grew amid the freedom and inde-
pendence of our hills and valleys, and
gained strength and vigor by battling
with the bufeting of fortune. It Is not a
tender exotic that requires care and the
charitable influence of fostering artificial
tiles; it is heritage and a wealth won
from the conditions of nature and cir
cumstances which has surrounded us and
will last as long as those conditions last,
and no longer.
| Strength is born
| In the deep silence of long suffering
| Not amidst joy.
Not amidst the silks and friIls and fur
bellows of diplomacy and fine speech but
from that inherent feeling and belief that
the sons OF America can take care Of
themselves, under all circumstances, and
enforce respect and Justice by
their own power and vslor. There
are other potent reasons why the
United States should steer clear Of any
proposition made by Great Britain. Out
side Of that countrY's past history in the
treatment Of foreign nations and the jesl-
ousy with which the founders of this gov
eminent looked upon all things British,
there are reasons to-day which should in.
cline US to treat with that nation with a
scrupulous regard to our rights and the
possibility of future entanglements.
While those same delegates are
here cajoling for universal peace,
English war ships are on their
way to Venezuela to enforce, st the
lannon's mouth, demand which is man
ifestly unjust and tyrannical. If England
desires peace and peaceful arbitration,
why does she not practice the theory of
this desire with weaker nations? We are
driven iIresistibly to the conclusion that
peace and arbitration with US is simply
more profitable to her than war and
nothing more. Let her treat the Wesker
powers with more consideration and ap-
ply the principle Of arbitration to such
questions as come up between her and
her weaker neighbors If she desires Us
slso to ADOPT this method.